WhatsApp in Talks to be Acquired By Facebook?

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Posted December 3, 2012 at 8:15am by iClarified

WhatsApp Messenger, a popular cross platform messaging application, is in talks to be acquired by Facebook, according to TechCrunch.

Whatsapp, the multiplatform mobile messaging app that has been one of the runaway success stories for ad-free, paid services, has been in talks to be acquired by Facebook, according to sources close to the matter. We’re still digging around on potential price and other details about how advanced the deal is. But as mobile becomes the latest battleground in the Internet’s game of thrones, you can see how such a deal could make sense.

A year ago, WhatsApp was serving a billion messages a day. Today, it sits at the number two position on the App Store's Top Paid list and likely serves even more messages per day.

You can purchase WhatsApp Messenger from the App Store for $0.99.

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WhatsApp in Talks to be Acquired By Facebook?

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Carlos - December 4, 2012 at 5:20am

Get ready for whatsapp to really suck now... Damn..

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Edwin - December 4, 2012 at 2:33am

FB did the same to Buluga Messenger by buying it, then burying it in favor of its crappy Facebook messenger app, now Facebook is looking to do the same to WhatsApp, isn't this beginning to smell of Monopoly?

JRich - December 3, 2012 at 5:17pm

If whatsapp was more universal, and could sync across all your devices such as iPads iPods and even computers with just one phone number (kinda like iMessage should be) it would be the ultimate SMS/bbm/iMessage killer. The company doesn't want to hear it at all. I've tried suggesting it and am shot down by auto replies and no response. It's a deal breaker for me and prevents me from recommending it to people. Maybe Facebook will open it up as a universal app?

Kirajr - December 3, 2012 at 4:32pm

Whatsapp is better off as it is. Facebook should NOT acquire this app.

Arif - December 3, 2012 at 2:16pm

No........

Bla - December 3, 2012 at 1:33pm

Sell whatsapp and watch people jump ship. There are so many mesenging apps that people use. I can easily dump on or the other.

Hulk - December 3, 2012 at 11:36am

Thinks is gonna suck big time I don't like this idea at all...

ikkyu - December 3, 2012 at 11:33am

Every single person on the planet: PLEASE - please don't, Whatsapp. Facebook: Yeah. Have a bajillion dollars. Whatsapp: Er - ok.

ikkyu - December 3, 2012 at 11:34am

O_o

BJ magic - December 3, 2012 at 11:00am

This is simply a wakeup call to blackberry messenger, if Facebook acquires whatsapp then we should just expect blackberry to open up its messaging Eco system, and if not then we should start preparing for the funeral of BBM. However I could iPhone could buy the BBM from blackberry :) I know it sounds stupid but you never know :). Oh by the way I heard google wants to buy LINE now :D oh maybe Samsung hahaha..

roze - December 3, 2012 at 9:59am

PlZzzzzzzz NOoooooooooooooooooooooo

ralph - December 3, 2012 at 9:03am

i dont understand why IOS is the only platform from whatsapp where you have to PAY for it.. on all other platforms its free as for FB acquiring it i think they should try to stay independent

Darryn - December 3, 2012 at 9:48am

You have to pay to be a developer for iOS. I don't think you need to pay on other platforms.

Nazamb - December 3, 2012 at 12:02pm

You should really read WhatsApp terms. iPhone users have to pay 1 time for the App, every other platform don't, but they have to pay 1$ a year after the first year of use.

Why - December 3, 2012 at 8:26pm

I got mines for free

Asaad Chalabi - December 3, 2012 at 8:43am

Please no .......

Jamaal - December 3, 2012 at 8:25am

Noooo

Ahmet Bolat - December 3, 2012 at 8:19am

NNNOOOOO don't do it WhatsApp